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KiCad ( ) is a free software suite for electronic design automation (EDA). It facilitates the design and simulation of electronic hardware for PCB manufacturing. It features an integrated environment for schematic capture, PCB layout, manufacturing file viewing, ngspice-provided SPICE simulation, and engineering calculation. Tools exist within the package to create bill of materials, artwork, Gerber files, and 3D models of the PCB and its components.

Key facts

Software.name: KiCad
Software.logo: KiCad-Logo.svg
Software.screenshot: KiCad V6 PCB Full View.png
Software.caption: KiCad PCB editor
Software.author: Jean-Pierre Charras
Software.developer: KiCad developers
Software.programming language: C++
Software.operating system: Linux, macOS, Windows
Software.language count: 39
Software.genre: EDA
Software.license: GPL-3.0

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.kicad.org
Image: KiCad V6 PCB Full View.png

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Commons category: KiCAD
software version identifier: 10.0.0
social media followers: 2215
publication date: 1992-00-00
user manual URL: docs.kicad.org
issue tracker URL: go.kicad.org/bugs
email address: mailto:[email protected]
official blog URL: www.kicad.org/blog
inception: 1992-00-00
IRC channel URL: irc://irc.libera.chat/kicad
source code repository URL: gitlab.com/kicad

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Contents

History
Early history
2010s to present
Features
Languages
Schematic editing
PCB editing
External autorouters
Community
See also
References
External links

==History== ===Early history=== KiCad was created in 1992 by Jean-Pierre Charras while working at IUT de Grenoble. The name came from the first letters in the name of a company of Jean-Pierre's friend in combination with the term CAD. KiCad originally was a collection of electronics programs intended to be used in conjunction with each other. The main tools were EESchema, PCBnew, a Gerber viewer, and a calculator.